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The Illinois State Community, Vol. 7, No. 2, Winter 1998, Illinois State University

The Illinois State Community (1992-1999)

News for the Central illinois Area from Illinois State University.

Wood Duck Population And Habitat Investigations, Robert J. Gates, R. Gray Anderson, Robert J. Kawula, Andrew T. Selle, Edward H. Zwicker

Final Reports Archive

No abstract provided.

Excitation Efficiency Of A Morphology-Dependent Resonance By A Focused Gaussian Beam, James A. Lock

Physics Faculty Publications

The excitation efficiency of a morphology-dependent resonance (MDR) by an incident beam is defined as the fraction of the beam power channeled into the MDR. The efficiency is calculated for a focused Gaussian beam of arbitrary width incident on either a spherical particle or a cylindrical fiber located at an arbitrary position in the plane of the beam waist. In each case a simple formula for the efficiency is derived by use of the localized approximation for the beam-shape coefficients in the partial-wave expansion of the beam. The physical interpretation of the efficiency formulas is also discussed. (C) 1998 Optical …

Psychological Impact Of Scrutiny On Contingent Fee Attorney Effort, Robert E. Thomas

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

Commentaries On Chancellor Kent, Judith S. Kaye

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.

Fan-Type Conditions For Collapsible Graphs, Zhi-Hong Chen

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

No abstract provided.

Pages, Volume 6, No. 2, December 1998, Frank Oldfield, Keith Alverson

PAGES

Contents: Paleodata; Editorial, Greenland, CD-Rom, PDC China, WDC-A, IMAGES, PALICLAS, PKDB -- Program News; Late Holocene Sea-Level and Climate Change, Spain, PAGES-CLIVAR, PEP III --Workshop Reports; ISOMAP, Tibetan Ice Sheets, AT-ELDP, EU Study Course, Volcanoes, PEP II, SEA Dendro -- Last Page; Darwin on Dust at Sea; Calendar

Law And The Creative Mind, Susanna L. Blumenthal

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.

Computer Programs As Literary Works And As Modes Of Operation: A Case Comment On Lotus V. Borland, Jeffrey Brill

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.

Notes From The Director, The Mcnair Team

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Full Issue, The Mcnair Team

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Factors Associated With Drop/Failure Rates And A/B Rates In Freshman Mathematics Classes At Uta In Spring '98, Chad Milligan

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Criteria For The Transitional Skills Program At Tarrant County Junior College, Southeast Campus, Eldie Morales

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.

A Portable, Object-Oriented Library For Neural Network Simulation, Martin P. Franz

Masters Theses

A portable, object-oriented library for simulation of general Multi-layer Feedforward Neural Networks (MLFNs) is described. Unlike all-encompassing neural network simulation environments, the library was designed to allow convenient use in existing programs and in applications where training and testing data are generated using separate, often complex simulations.

The library' s design goals include modularity, portability, efficiency, correctness, compactness, and type-safety. To demonstrate how these objectives are met, competing architectural choices are presented, along with the criteria used for determining the strategy actually implemented. Sample applications using the library are presented, showing how the library' s class files are used in …

In Search Of "Khazar", Hamlet Isaxanli

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

Experiments To Maximize Growth In Captive Florida Pompano (Trachinotus Carolinus), Brian J. Hicks

HCNSO Student Theses and Dissertations

Florida pompano (Trachinotus carolinus) are highly prized food and sport fish indigenous to coastal areas of the southeastern United States. A commercially valuable fishery has historically existed in the Gulf of Mexico and on the South Atlantic seaboard. Efforts to economically culture Florida pompano in a captive environment were only partially successful. Four experiments were performed to explore the physical and environmental requirements of Florida pompano and other closely related species in the Family (Carangidae):

Experiment #1- Semi-natural spawning was induced with newly developed hormonal implants. to initiate and sustain semi-natural spawning in captive Florida pompano. Fish collected from the …

Closed-Loop Object Recognition Using Reinforcement Learning, Jing Peng, Bir Bhanu

Department of Computer Science Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Current computer vision systems whose basic methodology is open-loop or fi'/tertype typically use image segmentation followed by object recognition algorithms. These systems are not robust for most real-world applications. In contrast the system presented here achieves robust performance by using reinforcement learning to induce a mapping from input images to corresponding segmentation parameters. This is accomplished by using the confidence level of model matching as a reinforcement signal for a team of learning automata to search for segmentation parameters during training. The use of the recognition algorithm as part of the evaluation function for image segmentation gives rise to significant …

"Because The Constitution Requires It And Because Justice Demands It": Specific Speech Injunctive Relief For Title Vii Hostile Work Environment Claims, Cecilee Price-Huish

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

Abusive speech often is used effectively by harassers in the workplace to intimidate, terrorize, objectify, and humiliate their intended victims, thus helping to secure and maintain social inequality in the workforce, especially among racial and gender minority employees. Pursuant to the adoption of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the United States Supreme Court, in Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, interpreted the statute's anti-employment discrimination mandate as imposing liability for conduct or words in the workplace that have the purpose or effect of interfering with an employee's work performance or of creating an intimidating or hostile work …

Acknowledgements, The Mcnair Team

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Pier 40: Reclaiming The Edge, Michael Bessner

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 30, No.4 December 1998

The Prairie Naturalist

FISH COMMUNITY AND WATER QUALITY CHANGES IN THE BIG SIOUX RIVER ▪ D. Dieterman, and C. R. Berry, Jr.

EFFECTS OF PARASITOIDS AND COMPETITION ON CLUTCH SIZE OF A GALLING MIDGE ▪ D. J. Kinateder and S. J. Stein

RESPONSE OF BREEDING SEASON BLUE-WINGED TEAL TO DECOY TRAPPING ▪ P. R. Garrettson

COMPARISON OF POINT-COUNT AND WADE-FLUSH METHODS FOR COUNTING DUCKS ▪ G. M. Linz, C. P McMurl, H. J. Homan, and D. L. Bergman

Reviewers 1998

Author Index - Volume 30

Subject Index - Volume 30

Announcements

Classification Of In-Flight Fatigue Cracks In Aircraft Structures Using Acoustic Emission And Neural Networks, Christopher Lee Rovik

Master's Theses - Daytona Beach

The research encompassed within this paper deals with the analysis and classification of fatigue cracks in aircraft structures. The particular structure that was examined was the vertical tail section of a Cessna T-303 Crusader aircraft. The analysis was performed using the nondestructive evaluation technique known as acoustic emission (AE), as well as the artificial intelligence of neural networks. Data were taken in a controlled laboratory environment as well as in a flying testbed aboard the aircraft.

The first part of the research involved the analysis of a typical aircraft structure in a controlled laboratory environment. This support structure was fabricated …

Capillary Zone Electrophoresis Studies Of Sulfur Containing Compounds, Francisco Rodriguez

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Up to this point in time, complex mixtures of tertiary sulfonium ions have been separated or analyzed employing conventional methods like HPLC or NMR procedures. In this thesis the researcher presents a new approach, the use of Capillary Zone Electrophoresis (CZE) for the analysis of these types of ions as well as the closely related thiophenium ions. CZE offers an unprecedented advantage in that separations can be employed for speciation or quantitation of complex mixtures by using the appropriate standards or specific detectors. For the study, model sulfonium and thiophenium ions were used to determine the feasibility of the separation …

Ruth Clifford And Dorothy Ebersbach: Florida Fliers During World War Ii, Thomas Reilly, Lynn Homan

Tampa Bay History

No abstract provided.

0451 Staff Report On School District Size Factors, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

No abstract provided.

The Probe, Issue 195 – December 1998

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

Rabies -- Mike Dwyer, NADCA Director, Great Lakes Region
Position Available: Wildlife Biologist, JFK Airport
NWCO Organization Forms in Calif.
Update on Idaho Wolf Damage
Wildlife Wins in UT, OH, MN, Loses in CA
Schmidt to be Appointed NADCA President
Rabies in Bats: The following article was authored by Kate Lewandowski and is reprinted with permission from "SCWDS Briefs," the quarterly newsletter of the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

Bird-Strike Committee -USA Abstracts

CANADA GEESE AND SNOW GEESE – REASSESSING TRADITIONAL PARADIGMS FOR MANAGEMENT -- Robert Blohm, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Migratory Bird …

Mathematical Model Of Paper Discoloration By Ink Particles, Zbigniew W. Slotwinski

Masters Theses

The goal of this experiment is to investigate how changes in the size and number of ink particles will affect the final brightness of the filter pad.

It was assumed that any differences in brightness of the used Millipore filters were due to change in the average particle size, given the same mass of ink solids on each filter. However, such simplified interpretation of image analysis proved to be inadequate to solve this complex problem.

The correlation between the particle area, number of particles, and brightness drop was established using an algorithm based on the particle area and the square …

The Chancellor's Ghost, G. Edward White

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Ammonia Flow Rate On Impurity Incorporation And Material Properties Of Si-Doped Gan Epitaxial Films Grown By Reactive Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Wook Kim, A. E. Botchkarev, H. Morkoç, Z-Q. Fang, David C. Look, David J. Smith

Physics Faculty Publications

Effect of ammonia flow rate on the impurity incorporation and material properties of Si-doped GaN films grown by reactive molecular beam epitaxy (RMBE) process is discussed. It appears that the ammonia flow rate has a marginal effect on the incorporation of impurities into the Si-doped GaN films except there was a little decrease in O and Si with increasing ammonia flow rate when the Si concentration in the film is higher than 10¹⁸ cm⁻³. Electron Hall mobility of Si-doped GaN films grown by RMBE varies with ammonia flow rate used during film growth. From deep level transient …

Phorbol 12-Myristate 13-Acetate Stimulates Lysophosphatidic Acid Secretion From Ovarian And Cervical Cancer Cells But Not From Breast Or Leukemia Cells, Zhongzhou Shen, Jerome Belinson, Richard E. Morton, Yan Xu

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is present in ascites from patients with ovarian cancer. It stimulates calcium release and growth of ovarian cancer cells bothin vitroandin vivo.Recently, we found that LPA levels were significantly elevated in plasma from patients with ovarian cancer and other gynecological cancers. In contrast, LPA levels were not elevated in patients with breast cancer and leukemias. In view of this, we investigated whether gynecological cancer cells could produce LPA. LPA was extracted from the supernatant of cells culturedin vitroand purified by thin layer chromatography. After hydrolysis and transmethylation, the fatty acid derivatives were analyzed by gas chromatography. We …